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They wrote: 'Here's a story to make you smile on a rainy Wednesday afternoon!

'Late on Monday evening 2 ladies rang the RSPCA helpline to report that an injured, possibly dead, cat had been dumped in a large recycling bin not far from where they worked.

'The call was passed to a local RSPCA inspector. The 2 distressed ladies said they would wait near the bin until the inspector arrived but that they couldn't bring themselves to look at the poor cat.

Describing the incident on its Facebook page, the Rochdale branch of the charity said the two women 'hid their eyes' as the inspector pulled the 'cat' out of the bin

'Around 30 mins later the inspector arrived at the scene. The inspector went over to the bin, started to pull the cats leg to remove it from the bin... the ladies hid their eyes.... and out popped a bedraggled toy cat!!'

The RSPCA said the women were embarrassed by their mistake, but were assured by the inspector that they had done the right thing by calling the charity.

The post added: 'We are happy to report that the cat is doing well!!!'